by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Feb 13, 2024 | FAFSA
The student financial aid system has always been complex. With this year’s new FAFSA and its inept rollout by the U.S. Education Department (ED), it will be even more baffling for all parties — students, parents, guidance counselors, Federal and state agency staffers,...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Jan 31, 2024 | FAFSA
As noted in a recent post, the U.S. Education Department (ED) announced in December that the revised FAFSA would be initially released as a “soft launch” on January 1 and that it would only perform a data store-and-forward operation for data processing by the ED at...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Jan 3, 2024 | FAFSA
The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available through a soft launch by the Federal Student Aid (FSA) office of the U.S. Education Department (ED). It is online at Studentaid.gov and Fafsa.gov. The FSA released the following announcement...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | Dec 20, 2023 | FAFSA
Submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an essential step for all students seeking Federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid. To improve the financial aid process, the FAFSA Simplification Act was enacted by Congress on...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | May 22, 2023 | FAFSA
Nearly 18 million college students receive some type of Federal financial aid every year. Due to pending FAFSA rules changes, the percentage of these students who are from farm families can be expected to drop significantly. The new rules will take effect this...
by Micheal E. McKinnon, M.Ed., CCPS; College Planners of America, Ltd | May 13, 2023 | FAFSA
The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. According to the U.S. Education Department (ED), these changes will help students by enabling a better and simpler FAFSA...
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